Thursday, February 27, 2014

Monster Doritos

Who remembers these?

Trimming the Stache

Jack Pierce works his magic on Boris Karloff.
Does anyone know which movie this is from?

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Legends of Horror

Here we have Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, and Basil Rathbone in "Son of Frankenstein"!

Fritz

Dwight Frye as the hunchbacked assistant in "Frankenstein".

Sunday, February 23, 2014

Monster Movie Posters: "The Mummy's Hand"


A Big Shoe

Glenn Strange shows us the head piece and a single shoe he wore in "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein".

Saturday, February 22, 2014

Friday, February 21, 2014

Another Issue of Spoof!

This time with Blechhula!

This is the Nut Gallery

I love the portrait of Rod Serling!

Thursday, February 20, 2014

A Light From the Devil

From the set of the Twilight Zone episode entitled "The Howling Man".

A Helping Hand

From Tom Tyler in "The Mummy's Hand"!

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Monday, February 17, 2014

Forry Ackerman

Forrest J Ackerman surrounded by paintings of a few of his friends.

Sunday, February 16, 2014

Halloween II Screen Used Mask

This is perhaps the most recent picture of what the Michael Myers mask used in "Halloween II" looks like.

No Where to Escape

The Monster is trapped in the windmill in the climax of "Frankenstein".

Friday, February 14, 2014

Thursday, February 13, 2014

Clowning Around with Frankenstein

Lon and Bela pose for a publicity still for "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man".

Hey It's Rod Serling!

Straight from "The Twilight Zone"!

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Back Pain

Boris Karloff suffered serious back pain for the rest of his life due to the climax of "Frankenstein" where he carries Colin Clive.

Subtle, Isn't He?

Perhaps my favorite moment from John Carpenter's "Halloween".


And just for comparison, here's a photo of me at that same location 35 years later!

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

The Gargantua Brothers

The Japanese laserdisc of "War of the Gargantuas".

Is He Dead?

Michael Myers from "Halloween".

Monday, February 10, 2014

Happy Birthday Lon Chaney, Jr!

Happy Birthday to my favorite of the Universal Horror Actors!
He didn't have the acting ability of Karloff or the presence of Lugosi, but Lon gave his all and his movies were always pure fun.
Here is a publicity photo from Lon's first stint in a Universal Horror Film, "Man Made Monster"!

The Face of a Gargantua!

Here's a unique behind the scenes photo on the set of "War of the Gargantuas"!

School is in Session

Dr. Waldman's lecture is quite thrilling in "Frankenstein".

Saturday, February 8, 2014

How to Make a Daughter Into a Monster

Rick Baker did this incredible make-up job on his daughter as an homage to a Bob Burns make-up from 1959.
Please follow Rick Baker on twitter: @TheRickBaker
And on Youtube: Rick Baker's Youtube

The Prince of Darkness

Count Dracula the Vampire!

Thursday, February 6, 2014

Mr. Lugosi

It's good ol' Bela as he appeared in "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein".

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Searching For His Monster

Colin Clive in "Frankenstein".

Frankenstein in Movieland!

Here are a couple of shots of the Frankenstein wax figure that was on display at Movieland Wax Museum in Buena Park, California!


Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Monster Memories 1998 Yearbook

I love this cover of Scary Monsters' Monster Memories Yearbook.  There's nothing better than the Aurora Monster models!

Easy! They're Friends!

The Monster and Lawrence Talbot from "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man".

Monday, February 3, 2014

Monster Art: Grimsdyke

An incredible digital painting of Peter Cushing as Grimsdyke from "Tales From the Crypt" by Dave Elsey!

The Monster Lives!

From "Frankenstein".